Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1933
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ رَزِينٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَيُطَلِّقُهَا فَيَتَزَوَّجُهَا رَجُلٌ فَيُطَلِّقُهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا أَتَرْجِعُ إِلَى الأَوَّلِ قَالَ " لاَ . حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الْعُسَيْلَةَ " .
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Ibn Umar reported that a man had a wife and divorced her, then another man married her and divorced her before consummating the marriage. The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked whether she could return to the first husband. He replied, ‘No, not until he tastes her honey.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
‘Tastes her honey’ is the source’s euphemism for consummating the marriage.